This Privacy Policy explains how The Design Hobo (“we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, uses and protects your personal information when you visit our website or make a purchase.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
This website is operated by Mike Ballan, trading as The Design Hobo.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you can contact us at:
Email: support@thedesignhobo.co.uk
We collect the following types of personal information when you use our website:
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as:
This information is used to operate and improve the website.
We use your personal information to:
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.
We only share your personal data with trusted third parties where necessary to operate our business, including:
We use secure third-party payment providers such as Stripe and/or PayPal to process payments. These providers handle your payment details securely. We do not store your full card information.
We use third-party fulfilment providers (such as Printful) to produce and ship your orders. Your name, address and order details are shared with them solely for order fulfilment.
We may share data with service providers that help us operate our website and business (such as hosting or WooCommerce functionality).
All third parties are required to handle your data securely and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Our website uses cookies to ensure it functions properly.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help the website operate and improve user experience.
We may use:
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, some parts of the website may not function correctly if cookies are disabled.
We recommend reviewing our Cookie Policy (if provided) for more detailed information.
We only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to:
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the email provided above.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact:
The Design Hobo
Email: support@thedesignhobo.co.uk